major project

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandproject

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/
us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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project
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/
us
/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a ...
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(Definition ofmajorandprojectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Partial failures, particularly in combination, however, can lead to rework andmajorprojectdelays.
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Anothermajorprojectin this area was an evaluation of breast cancer screening.
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The government did not announce amajorprojectto upgrade and expand the country's sewage system until 1992.
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The unearthing of these letters was amajorprojectand their editing and indexing has generally been exemplary.
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At the end of each semester, students are required to present amajorprojectin integrated studies.
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She has also been involved in amajorprojecton medicines and older people, and is interested in the use of diaries to study the everyday lives of older people.
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I understand that such amajorprojectwill cause concern and difficulties wherever it is sited.
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Majorprojectareas where total costs fall in the range £1 million-£10 million, or exceed £10 million, are also identified.
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When you want to start amajorproject, you do not first buy the furniture and then build a house around it.
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Improved energy efficiency is a very crucialmajorprojectin this endeavour.
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I want it to build up a permanent staff of the kind which is more easily built up with amajorprojectof this kind.
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There are always difficulties when amajorprojectcauses roads to be used for purposes for which they were never designed.
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This is amajorproject, bearing in mind that the first returns from the finance invested will come only many years hence.
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All necessary permits will be provided, but, with the best possible priority, thismajorprojectcannot be completed in less than three years.
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This is amajorprojectwhich will be introduced in phases over a number of years.
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Even where successful, amajorprojectnormally takes 10 years or more from the start of exploration to the beginning of commercial production.
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We were never told what thatmajorprojectwas.
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Withmajorprojectcontracts, it has always been the case that there should be a clause to deal with force majeure.
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I am not opposed to any educational building, whether it is a minor or amajorproject.
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That is fine for amajorprojectwhere at the planning stage what is needed is known or can be worked out.
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